The scene opens with gigantic explosions in the Vietnamese jungle and debris sailing into the sky, while a pack of soldiers rushes wildly about firing bullets at surrounding enemies. Men yell at each ...

In 2008, Stiller broadcast far and wide that he screened “Tropic Thunder” for representatives of the NAACP and a few Black journalists. A decade and a half later that detail is cited as a ...

Robert Downey Jr. has continued to defend the controversial 2008 comedy Tropic Thunder, in which he played a method actor wearing Blackface for a role.

Ben Stiller is doubtful that his 2008 satirical comedy “Tropic Thunder” could get made today. The film, which centers on a group of egotistical actors making a Vietnam War movie, grossed nearly $200 ...

Robert Downey Jr. has long defended his role in “Tropic Thunder,” the 2008 comedy from director Ben Stiller that cast the “Iron Man” star as an egotistical Australian thespian who takes ...

Ben Stiller in 'Tropic Thunder' in 2008 Robert Downey Jr. ’s Tropic Thunder character is a big reason the film probably couldn’t get made today, according to director, co-writer and star Ben ...

Jack Black arrives at the UK premiere of Tropic Thunder in September 2008. During filming, Black was bucked off a water buffalo and narrowly avoided injury. Chris Jackson/Getty Images ...

Ben Stiller is unsure if he would have made "Tropic Thunder" in today's Hollywood. ... Ben Stiller and Robert Downey Jr. arrive to the red carpet of the "Tropic Thunder" premiere on Aug. 11, 2008.

Ben Stiller is doubtful that his 2008 satirical comedy “Tropic Thunder” could get made today. The film, which centers on a group of egotistical actors making a Vietnam War movie, grossed ...